Don't know if this is right wording but you could basically say it's like
when you get a program for windows, whether exe or zip file. And you double
click on it or unzip and run a setup program for it. It goes and asks you
certain questions to see what type setup your OS is and then finally
installs on your computer.
Same with linux, you are basically configuring the program then compiling
(or running "make and make install" usually) it against your machine so it
detects your architecture and what not, then installing it. BTW, that is
same with kernel, your configuring your kernel to your system then
installing it.
Most often compiling programs is made up of..
configure
make
make install
although there are options with the program you are compiling to change it
from the default setup.
Hope that helps any or someone else can help clarify if not a good
explanation.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tally Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "redhat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 4:28 AM
Subject: compiling ?
> what exactly is compiling. i have read the doc for
> compiling and at first it seems intimidating. i think
> compiling here is not the real compiling ie the one we
> do with a compiler to compile programs into
> executales.
>
> like we have a thread for ipchains and compiling
> presently going on.
>
> i just need simple steps to really know what is
> compiling. like the often used term "compiling
> kernel".
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